... (ILLUSTRATED.) MI/SS CONSTANCE ELGIN. MISS CONSTANCE ELGIN began her dramatic career about flve years ago as a pupil of Edmund Tearle. Then she joined W. S. Hardy's Shakespearian company, and had a round of hard work, playing Celia, Jessica, Lady Anne, the Player Queen. the Gentlewoman, &c. Her next engagement was with the late Miss Alleyn, whom she understudied-playing Juliet in her absence ; ...

... MISS GWENDOLEN FLOYD, AS MEROIA, IN THE SIGN OF THE CROSS. The company undoubtedly has an outstanding merit in the Mercia of Miss Gwendolen Floyd, who. by-the- bye, was the first Mercia seen at this place of amuse- ment. She acted throughout with conspicuous skill and power and an amount of sympathy and feeling that was quite convincing. - Manchester Courier, April 25tb, 1899. Miss ...

... WlLII[M AT TUJE EMPIRE. ?? etF(tIAL REPREiENTATIV a,) Wbalh t ' tlie Empire, -R0tll(I tl i own A eiin, TabsCthy a serag e that Mlr Wilhelm ' beautifully tgb,)et 'r el worthyv of detildesrp ' D~ ore'; . S lleis 1Charirlg-rsStio The°Ig 33r, tghts or kniekroces n i *e °' iv llensubstituted for the more --d the dresses of the railway officials 5q ?? 'le alised. Accuracv has not ,e 1,reertillg the ...

... (WRIrIEN BY ONE WHO WAS PRESENT.) I was standing talking to the experienced conductor who now controls the musical affairs at the Astoit Lower Grounds, last Sunday ?? T. E. Pountney -during the latter part of the programme, when he- was relieved from duty on the conductor's dais by Mr Kottaun-the musical director of the Mohawk Minstrels -when a friend, who has a considerable amount of medical ...

... B&EDCHlER'S RECITIAL. On Monday afternoon at St. Jarness Hall HErr .tra- kosch and Mdlle. Boedclh i gave a tocal recital ?? attracted a large audience. hrr Strakosch saug anan from Handel's Sanipsoa with excellelo ,tfrct, and h, also undertook the arduous task of reildering *evel. songs. A princely amateur, the Landgraf \ on Heisen, was the composer of three, but only one of them hal any merit ...

... ALEXANDER'S Co.. GEORGE.-Lyoeum T., Ipswich. AMERICAN HEIRESS.-Bletropole Theatre. AT DUTY'S CALL.-Theatre Royal, Hull. AUSTIN, MARY.-County Theatre, Reading. BANDMANN-PALMEgL MRS.-Theatre Royal, Norwich. BETWERN THE LIGHTS.-Weit London Theatre. BELLAMY, MADAME C.-Her Majesty's T., Dundee. BEN GREET COMEDY Co.-Gaiety, Dublin. BENSON, MR F. R.-Grand Theatre. Leeds. BLIND WITNESS.-Theatre Royal, ...

... Miss Elsie Fogerty, a gifted young lady who has 'I already made her mark as a reciter, and who is certain to become popular in the near future, gave a recital last Saturday in the West Theatre of the Albert Hall, which was completely filled, the audience being most appreciative. Miss Fogerty was very successful in two recitationsof the most opposite kind. Thefirst wasa most amusing little ...

... What may be truly described as a unique gathering took place on Tuesday evening at the Tirocadeio Restaurant. The object was primarily inaugurated to pay a little tribute to Mr Harry Lundy, and the occa- sion was taken advantage of to enable the profession to entertain the Australian cricketers. Mr LESLIE STUART, who was in the chair, in a witty speech, said that the idea of entertaining DMr ...

... Miss Greta Garnier's recital at Barnebury Hall on Thursday evening gave a favourable idea of her ability as a teacher of elocution. Several of her pupils quite distinguished themselves. The proceedings began with a violin solo admirably played by Miss Frances Ison, a pupil of M. Sauret, the eminent professor of the Royal Academy of Munic. Miss lion chose the graceful Legende of Wieniawski. ...

... (FROM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS The members of the Showmen's Guild sent a beauti- ful wreath of flowers to be placed on the grave of the late Mrs George Sanger. Bostock and Wombwell's Royal menagerie is having a most successful run in Wales. At Pembroke the big show did marvellous business. The smaller concerns on tour, with the menagerie, include Howard's captive and trained Pulex irritante ...

... T=- THE O TDM.SIN THEr Bloom. torS (I-R A'ARICAN CORRE8PONDENT.) 17, li, MC )on, a spectacular fantasy in three d0 seell scenes, written by Louis Harrison and acts and Starige, th9 music by Ludwig Englander, Zirarii~jlal krawd Reginald De Koven, was produced b oe Neil ork Theatre on the 24th ult. by Mr George air r The curtain went up at 80 p.m., and II. Lederi~ descent about one o'clock next ...

... (FROM A SPECIAL CORRR8PONe)RNT.) The race week at Chester is alwars marked by a big fair on the classic Roodee. This year quite a repre- sentative crowd of shows, roundabouts, &c., kept th fair. The Collins' syndicate had no less than i o their best concerns at Chester. The wild beaet menagerie, the premier Venetian gondolas, the four-a. breast galloping horses, the steam yachts and ...